Combination garment hanger and moth cake holder



1.. E. WESSELMANN 2,228,918

COMBINATION GARMENT HANGER AND MOTH CAKE HOLDER Filed April 6, 1939 2Sheets-Sheet l a; 2g 55 19 Y W Jan. 14, 1941. I 1.. E. WESSELMANN2,228,918

COMBINATION GARMENT HANGER AND MOTH CAKE HOLDER Fild April 6, 1959 2Sheets-FSheet 2 Patented Jan. 14, 1941 UNITED STATES COMBINATION GARMENTHAN GER AND MOTH CAKE HOLDER Louis E. Wesselmann, Buffalo, N. Y.

Application April 6, 1939, Serial No. 266,377

8 Claims.

This invention relates to a combination garment hanger and moth cakeholder.

It has for one of its objects to provide a der vice of this characterwherein the moth cake holder is made a self-contained part of the hangerand wherein the fumes or gases from the moth cake come into intimatecontact with the garment suspended from the hanger.

Another object of the invention is to provide a hanger with agarment-protecting shield which is designed for detachable mounting onthe hanger and which has formed integrally therewith a moth cake holderso designed as to permit the ready insertion of a moth cake therein.

A still further object is to provide a combined protecting shield andmoth cake holder for garment hangers which is made from a single blankof material adapted to be laid flat for shipping purposes and to bereadily assembled for sus- 159 pension from a garment hanger, with theholder confined within the cross-sectional area of the shield.

Other features of the invention reside in the construction andarrangement of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed outin the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the combination garment hanger andmoth cake holder embodying my invention. Figures 2 and 3 are enlargedlongitudinal sections taken on the correspondingly numbered lines inFigure 1. Figures 4 and 5 are enlarged transverse vertical sectionstaken on the correspondingly numbered lines in 35 Figure 1. Figure 6 isa plan view of the blank from which the protecting shield and moth cakeholder are formed. Figure 7 is a fragmentary perspective view showingthe manner in which the moth cake holder is shaped from the protect- 4.0mg shield.

Similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughoutthe several views.

Referring now to the drawings, l indicates a wire coat hanger ofordinary construction, the

- 45 same including a cross bar II from which trousers, skirts and thelike are adapted to be suspended. Adapted to be detachably mounted andsuspended from this cross bar is a protecting shield l2 of cardboard orlike material shaped 50 into substantially tubular or cylindrical form,the same serving to prevent the formation of ridges or creases in thegarments suspended therefrom. Formed as an integral part of thisprotecting shield to assume a position within the cross sec- 55 tionalarea of the shield, is a moth cake holder indicated generally by thenumeral l3, whereby the fumes from the moth cake l4 inserted within theholder are brought into intimate contact with the garment or garmentssuspended from the hanger.

The shield and self-contained moth cake holder are shaped from a singleblank of material of substantially rectangular shape in plan and adaptedto be folded upon itself lengthwise into tubular form to provide sidewalls [5 and IE, 10 the same being freely wrapped or encircled about thecross bar ll of the hanger in suspended engagement therewith in themanner shown in Figures 1, 4 and 5. The numerals I1 and Iii indicateparallel longitudinal fold or scoring lines to provide a bottom wall [9and foldable side flaps 2t and an intermediate foldable locking tongue2|, such parts constituting a continuation of the side wall Iii. Thecompanion side wall l5 terminates at its free edge and at the oppositeends 29 thereof in foldable tabs 22 having locking tongues 23 projectingtherefrom adapted to be inserted through corresponding slits 24 formedin the plane of the fold IT, as shown in Figure 6, to retain the shieldin its folded or tubular form. 25 In folding the blank about the crossbar of the hanger for suspension therefrom, the side flaps 2E! overliethe inner face of the opposing side wall l5 with the companion tongue 2|engaging a slit 24 in such wall, while the end tabs 22 overlap thecontiguous portions of the bottom wall I!) with the tongues 23 thereofextending inwardly through the companion slits 24 in overlying relationwith the inner face of the side wall iii, whereby the shield iseffectually held in its folded or closed position and can be as readilyopened to its unfolded position.

The moth cake holder is preferably formed from the blank andparticularly from a flap 25 constituting a continuation of the side wallI5, 4 the flap being disposed between and substantially in line with thefoldable tabs 22. This flap is adapted to be shaped or folded uponitself to provide a substantially rectangular moth cake receiving frame,and for this purpose the central portion 26 of this flap, whichconstitutes the bottom wall of this frame, is joined by a longitudinalfold or scoring 2'! with the lower edge of the wall It, while theopposing end portions of this flap are severed from this wall bylongitudinal cuts 28. The numerals 29 indicate substantiallyequi-s-paced fold or scoring lines disposed transversely of the flaps 25to provide frame side walls 30 and overlying interlocking frame topwalls 3|. Upon folding the respective walls 30 and 3| transversely tothe position shown in Figure 7, a rectangular frame is provided toreceive the moth cake, and the walls 3| may be notched, as indicated at32, for detachably holding the frame together. This frame is thenadapted to be folded about the fold line 21 toward its attaching Walll5, thereby providing a cavity into which the moth cake is adapted to beinserted. When the companion side wall 16 is folded over and theinterlocking flaps and tongues secured in place, the moth cake frame iscompletely inclosed within the cross-sectional area of the tubularshield.

The moth cake I l is, by preference, arranged in a carton 33 having ventopenings 34 in its bottom for the escape of the fumes or gases, and theoverlying bottom wall H! of the shield and the bottom wall 25 of thecake-receiving frame have like registering vent openings 35 therein forthe dissipation of the fumes into intimate contact with the garmentssuspended from the hanger. Furthermore, the front and rear walls of thecarton 33 may have Cellophane or like windows 36 therein and the sidewalls of the shield may have openings 3'! therein registering therewith,whereby one can observe the condition of the moth cake and insert a newone in place when necessary. The size and number of vent openings governthe speed of evaporation of the moth cake and by distributing the fumesthrough the bottom of the holder, they are diffused with the atmospherebefore reaching the garments.

I claim as my invention:

1. In combination with a garment hanger, a protecting shield ofsubstantially tubular form suspended therefrom, and a moth cake holderformed integrally with said shield and including Walls folded to form anopen-faced frame-like structure for disposition within thecross-sectional area of said shield, the opposite side walls of theshield extending over the open faces of said frame structure to provideside closures therefor.

2. In combination with a garment hanger, a substantially tubular shieldshaped from a single blank of material and adapted to be suspended fromsaid hanger and having means formed integrally therewith constituting aholder for a moth cake, said holder-means consisting of a flap providedat one of the longitudinal edges of said blank and connected therewithintermediate its ends by a fold line and severed at opposite sides ofsaid fold line from said blank to provide 0pposing portions foldedtoward each other to provide an open-faced frame, the latter beingfolded about said fold line to assume a position between the side wallsof the shield.

3. In combination with a garment hanger, a protecting shield made from asingle blank of material and folded lengthwise into substantiallytubular shape for suspension from the hanger, complementary means at theopposing free edges of said blank for detachably connecting themtogether, and a marginal flap at one of the longitudinal edges of saidshield-forming blank including a portion folded toward the companionedge of the blank and opposing alined poritions folded toward each otherto provide a pocket-like structure for receiving a moth cake, saidstructure being positioned between the side walls of the shield.

4. In combination with a garment hanger, a protecting shield made from asingle blank of material and folded lengthwise into substantiallytubular shape for suspension from the hanger, complementary means at theopposing free edges of said blank for detachably connecting themtogether and a marginal flap at one of the longitudinal edges of saidshield-forming blank including a portion folded toward the companionedge of the blank and opposing, endwise-extending alined portionssevered from the blank and having spaced transverse scorings thereonabout which such portions are folded toward each other to provide,jointly with said first-named portion, an open-faced frame for receivinga moth cake, the side walls of the shield extending over the open facesof said frame to retain the moth cake against transverse displacement.

5. In combination with a garment hanger, a protecting shield ofsubstantially tubular form shaped from a single blank of material, oneedge of said blank terminating in a section folded upon itself to forman open frame to receive a moth cake and folded to assume an operativeposition Within the cross-sectional area of said shield, said framehaving vent openings therein for the escape of the moth cake fumes andthe shield having window openings therein in register with the moth cakereceiving frame.

6. A device of the character described, comprising asplit,'substantial1y tubular body including complementary means fordetachably joining the body at its opposing free ends, one of themarginal ends of the body having a flap extending therefrom including atransversely-folded section and a longitudinally-folded section, saidsections jointly forming a holder for receiving a moth cake andpositioned between the body-walls.

'7. A device of the character described, comprising a split,substantially tubular body including complementary means for detachablyjoining the body at its opposing free ends, one of the marginal ends ofthe body having a flap extending therefrom including atransversely-folded section and longitudinally-folded sections extendingfrom opposite ends of the latter and folded toward each other to jointlyform therewith an open-faced frame adapted to receive a moth cake andpositioned between the walls of said body, the end portions of saidlongitudinallyfolded sections having complementary means thereon fordetachably interlocking the frame together.

8. In combination with a garment hanger, a protecting shield ofsubstantially tubular form shaped from a single blank of material, oneedge of said blank terminating adjacent its ends in folded tabs andintermediate its ends in a section folded upon itself to form an openframe to receive a moth cake and to assume an operative position withinthe cross-sectional area of said shield, the opposing edge of the blankhaving openings adjacent its ends detachably receiving said folded tabs.

LOUIS E. WESSELMANN.

